Pleads For Universal Training By Brig. Gen. Ramey Visit
Brig. Gen. Roger M. Ramey, commander of the 8th Air Force, urged Tucson business leaders to support universal military training and a unified defense. He stressed the need for funds and research specialists to build a swift, well integrated armed force capable of deterring threats across air land and sea.
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Roger M. Ramey
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Davis Monthan Field
Gen. Ramey
President Truman
Princeton
Ramey
America
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Germany
Europe
Farley and Roosevelt a Clash of Egos and Legacy
A reflective passage argues Jim Farley shaped FDR’s rise while Roosevelts snobbery limited Farley’s social status. It notes Farley’s memory and debates over a possible third term, with critique of Roosevelt’s loyalty and managerial style and hints at forthcoming Collier’s book excerpts.
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Jim Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Farley
Roosevelt
Harold Ickes
Henry Morgenthau
Collier's Magazine
Bess
Harry Hopkins
Tommy Corcoran
Ben Cohen
al Smith
Collier’s
Tehran
Yalta
New York
John Raskob
Groton
Harvard
Jim
White House
Jameson Harsh on Tax Research Group Tries to Gag Agency
A Phoenix letter defends the Arizona Tax Research Association against attacks by House Speaker Jameson. It argues the association acts in the public interest, helps set economic appropriations, and should be allowed to operate freely to protect taxpayers. The piece urges calm and accuses Jameson of bad temper.
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House
Jameson
Arizona Tax Research Association
Arizona
Tax Research Association
University of Arizona
Spear
Wallace Fell For Roerich in 1940s political scandal
In a King Features syndicate analysis, Wallace's ties to Nicholas Roerich and Louis L. Horch are examined. The piece details Wallace sending Roerich to Asia for agriculture work, Horch’s appointments, and allegations of occult influence, secrecy, and political maneuvering within the New Deal era.
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New York
Goofy Guru
Henry Wallace
Nicholas Roerich
Louis L. Horch
Roerich
Asia
Department of Agriculture
Horch
Departments of Agriculture and Commerce
Wallace
Japan
Manchukuo
State Department
Department of Commerce
New Jersey
Truman
Henry
Central Asia
Dirt-Cheap House: Build It From Earth To Save Costs
This item notes Hartley Howe’s piece in Coronet describing a 24 by 26 foot four room house with running water built for 400 dollars in 900 hours. It cites Grace Vernon in Liberty praising mud houses in India and recalls the Hill Top House of 1773 Washington DC built of earth that proved tough to tear down.
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Coronet Magazine
Hartley Howe
Howe
Washington, D. C
Grace Vernon
Liberty Magazine
India
Richmond Times-Dispatch
How Much Can We Give
Washington reports on June 20 that Senator Vandenberg seeks to limit aid first by assessing national wheat prospects and U S resources. He favors a nonpartisan committee to fix a trade aid program with strict limits to avoid harming the U S economy or raising prices. The approach contrasts with the Truman administration plan to solicit Western Europe and then craft a large money package.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Clayton
Europe
Foreign Relations Committee
House
Committee to study foreign economic needs during congressional recess
Mallon forms a committee to travel abroad during the recess to study foreign economies and monitor foreign aid spending. The effort aims to avoid administration entanglements and reflect diverse viewpoints before committing further abroad amid mail protests over high overseas expenditures.
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Congress
House
Christian Harter
Massachusetts
Paris
European Relief Council
Hoover Relief Commission
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Reminiscences in New York Press Office Prank
Washington Scene Xe recalls a late night in Manhattan as Hal Burton and Warren Hall reminisce. A city editor receives a prank phone call from the rewrite man claiming the editor is a nuisance and should drop dead. The text hints at newsroom dynamics and tensions within a 1940s press environment.
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George
New York
Manhattan
Truman
Hal Burton
Warren Hall
Third Avenue
China
Highest Form of Life Recalls Industrialists and Public Faith
Frederick Allen argues in Harper's Magazine that 1920s industrialists towered over officials, bankers, and brokers. The slump shifted esteem toward government and labor, with workers gaining power. War briefly boosted industrialists, but the era of public reverence remains unsettled and contested.
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State Department
Labor
Frederick Allen
Harper's Magazine
Life by the Inch Becomes Easier Than by the Yard
Aphorism by Jean J. Gordon appears in Better Homes and Gardens. Short verse notes that gradual effort simplifies life, contrasting large scale burdens with small daily gains.
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Jean J. Gordon
Walter Pidgeon Appears Before Club Women
Walter Pidgeon spoke to a group of club women and on leaving was approached by a flustered matron who exclaimed the event had certainly been a pigeon in a blustering, affectionate moment reported by Helen Davis in Reader's Digest.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Walter Pidgeon
Helen Davis
Reader's Digest
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